HB 5991 Summary

• Requires city and township clerks to notify voters when an absent voter ballot application is rejected due to signature mismatch or missing signature, allowing voters to correct the issue in person before 8 p.m. on election day.

• Establishes a signature verification process for rejected absent voter ballot return envelopes, giving voters until 5 p.m. on the third day before election certification to submit a signed verification statement by mail, facsimile, email, or in person.

• Allows voters whose absent voter ballots are rejected for unsigned return envelopes to submit a signed "unsigned ballot statement" by the same deadline to have their ballot counted.

• Permits voters to appear in person at the clerk's office on election day to verify signatures on application rejections or to sign unsigned applications, with identification verification required.

• Makes signature verification statements and unsigned ballot statements available on city and township websites, including clerk contact information for submission by mail, email, or facsimile.